The screening at Wayne State University of the 90-minute film certainly got people talking in the theater and on social media.

I'll be writing a more complete review about the film for Mlive Detroit on Friday, but wanted to give you some quick reaction and some of the best tweets and Facebook posts before I get it done.

I stuck around for a Q and A session with the film's creators and a few of its local stars, too.

The film took three years to make and attempted to cover several topics including the city's population decline, the loss of manufacturing jobs, the ups and downs of the auto industry (pre and post-government bailout), the influx of young people moving into the city, and all the problems associated with abandoned buildings.

It should be noted that Detroit mayor Dave Bing didn't attended the event, neither did any members of the city council or police department.

That baffles me.

Shouldn't the folks who were elected by the residents, ones who seem fixated on Detroit's image, attend a film screening about the city they represent?

What about all the benefits of the so-called "Creative Class," and how it can help revive cities?

I thought politicians loved those kind of buzz words, and loved to be seen among the people.

A Bing administration staffer did tell me, however, that he does plan on seeing the film. I can't help but wonder what he'll think.

The film, which hits theaters Friday, appears to be focused mainly on a few areas that are just a quick drive from downtown.

It also seemed extremely dark and depressing for most of the 90 minutes.

In terms of coverage, there's way more ground that should have been documented; Detroit is 186 square miles.

My main criticisms of the film are the fact it was often predictable (too much footage of abandoned buildings in a mostly darkly-toned film), and it didn't offer any real solutions for Detroit to get well economically, socially, and in many ways spiritually.

There's plenty of success stories out there that could captivate an audience.

Mix those in with the city's decline footage and it would've been much, much more effective.

There was also no mention of how families make it in the city, the church's influence, the fact there are some stable neighborhoods in the city, how violent the city is, and what the city will likely look like in the future.

Footage from two years ago that came from chaotic Detroit Works Project meetings held by the Bing administration just didn't cut it.

I don't know anyone who puts much stock in the Detroit Works Project, so that stuff seemed irrelevant to me.

How's the project going anyway? See any right-sizing of city going on? Me neither.

The film also doesn't mention the city's Arab residents or Hispanic residents, or give a suburbanite's perspective.